There were 289,526 real estate, rental and leasing businesses in the U.S. that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many real estate, rental and leasing businesses with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Real estate, rental and leasing businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
349,776
2013
357,533
2014
367,076
2015
377,602
2016
390,500
